93. I. Binietoglou, S. Basart, L. Alados-Arboledas, V. Amiridis, A. Argyrouli, H. Baars, J. M. Baldasano, D. Balis, L. Belegante, J. A. Bravo-Aranda, P. Burlizzi, V. Carrasco, A. Chaikovsky, A. Comerón, G. D’Amico, M. Filioglou, M. J. Granados-Muñoz, J. L. Guerrero-Rascado, L. Ilic, P. Kokkalis, A. Maurizi, L. Mona, F. Monti, C. Muñoz-Porcar, D. Nicolae, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, G. Pejanovic, S. N. Pereira, M. R. Perrone, A. Pietruczuk, M. Posyniak, F. Rocadenbosch, A. Rodríguez-Gómez, M. Sicard, N. Siomos, A. Szkop, E. Terradellas, A. Tsekeri, A. Vukovic, U. Wandinger, and J. Wagner, A methodology for investigating dust model performance using synergistic EARLINET/AERONET dust concentration retrievals, Atmospheric Measurements Techniques Discussion, Special issue, 8, 3605–3666, 2015.

92.V. Amiridis, E. Marinou, A. Tsekeri, U. Wandinger, A. Schwartz, E. Giannakaki, R. Mamouri, P. Kokkalis, I. Binietoglou, S. Solomos, T. Herekakis, S. Kazadzis, E. Gerasopoulos, D. Balis, A. Papayannis, C. Kontoes, K. Kourtidis, N. Papagiannopoulos, L. Mona, G. Pappalardo, O. Le Rille, and A. Ansmann, LIVAS: a 3D multi-wavelegnth aerosol/cloud global climatology based on CALIPSO and EARLINET, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussion, 15, 2247-2304, 2015

91. S. Samaras, D. Nicolae, C. Bökckmann, J. Vasilescu, I. Binietoglou, Lev Labzovskii, F. Toanca and A. Papayannis, Using a regularization technique for the retrieval of microphysical properties of biomass burning aerosols over Romania, Journal of Computational Physics, under review, 2015.

90. Y. Wang, K. N. Sartelet, M. Bocquet, P. Chazette, M. Sicard, G. D'Amico, J. F. L?on, L. Alados-Arboledas, A. Amodeo, P. Augustin, J. Bach, L. Belegante, I. Binietoglou, X. Bush, A. Comeron, H. Delbarre, D. Garcia-Vizcaino, J. L. Guerrero-Rascado, M. Hervo, M. Iarlori, P. Kokkalis, D. Lange, F. Molero, N. Montoux, A. Munoz, C. Munoz, D. Nicolae, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, J. Preissler, V. Rizi, F. Rocadenbosch, K. Sellegri, F. Wagner, and F. Dulac, Assimilation of lidar signals: Application to aerosol forecasting in the Mediterranean basin, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 13059-13107, 2014.

89. C. Evangelatos, G. Tsaknakis, P. Bakopoulos, D. Papadopoulos, G. Avdikos, A. Papayannis, and G. Tzeremes, Q-switched laser with multi-segmented Nd:YAG crystal pumped at 885 nm for remote sensing, Photonics Technology Letters 26, 1890-1893, 2014.

88. A. Papayannis, D. Nicolae, P. Kokkalis, I. Binietoglou, C. Talianu, L. Belegante, G. Tsaknakis, M. M. Cazacu, I. Vetres and L. Ilic, Saharan dust outbreak over the Balkans as observed by synergy of active and passive sensors: A case study of long-range transport of aerosols between Greece and Romania in September 2012, Science of the Total Environment, 500-501, 277-294, 2014.

87. C. Zerefos, P. Tetsis, S. Kazantzidis, V. Amiridis, S. Zerefos, J. Luterbacher, K. Eleftheratos, V. Gerasopoulos, S. Kazadzis, and A. Papayannis, Further evidence of important environmental information content in red-to-green ratios as depicted in paintings by great masters, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 2987-3015, 2014.

86. C. Evangelatos, P. Bakopoulos, G. Tsaknakis, D. Papadopoulos, G. Avdikos, A. Papayannis, G. Tzeremes, Continuous wave and passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a multi-segmented crystal diode-pumped at 885 nm, Applied Optics, 52, 8795-8801, 2013.

85. A. Tsekeri, A., Amiridis, V., Kokkalis, P., Basart, S., Chaikovsky, A., Dubovik, O., Mamouri, R. E., Papayannis, A., and Baldasano, J. M.: Application of synergetic lidar and sumphotometer, algorithm for the characterization of a dust event over Athens, Greece, Brit. J. Environ. Climate Change, 3(4), 531-546, 2013.

84. B. S. Acharya, et al., Introducing the CTA concept, Astroparticle Physics, 43, 3-18, 2013.

83. P. Kokkalis, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, R. E. Mamouri, I. Veselovskii, A. Kolgotin, G. Tsaknakis, N. I. Kristiansen, A. Stohl, and L. Mona, Optical, microphysical, mass and geometrical properties of aged volcanic particles observed over Athens, Greece, during the Eyjafjallaj?kull eruption in April 2010 through synergy of Raman lidar and sunphotometer measurements, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Special Issue), 13, 9303-9320, 2013.

82. E. Remoundaki, A. Papayannis, P. Kassomenos, E. Mantas, P. Kokkalis, and M. Tsezos, Influence of Saharan dust transport events on PM2.5 concentrations and composition over Athens during 2010, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 224:1373, 1-14, doi:10.1007/s11270-012-1373-4, 2013.

81. G. Pappalardo, L. Mona, G. D'Amico, U. Wandinger, M. Adam, A. Amodeo, A. Ansmann, A. Apituley, L. Alados-Arboledas, D. Balis, A. Boselli, J.A. Bravo-Aranda, A. Chaikovsky, A. Comeron, J. Cuesta, F. De Tomasi, V. Freudenthaler, M. Guasa, E. Giannakaki, H. Giehl, A. Giunta, I. Grigorov, S. Gross, M. Haeffelin, A. Hiebsch, M. Iarlori, D. Lange, H. Linn?, F. Madonna, I. Mattis, R.E. Mamouri, M.A.P. McAuliffe, V. Mitev, F. Molero, F. Navas-Guzman, D. Nicolae, A. Papayannis, M.R. Perrone, C. Pietras, A. Pietruczuk, G. Pisani, J. Preissler, M. Pujadas, V. Rizi, A.A. Ruth, J. Schmidt, F. Schnell, P. Seifert, I. Serikov, M. Sicard, V. Simeonov, N. Spinelli, K. Stebel, M. Tesche, T. Trickl, X. Wang, F. Wagner, M. Wiegner, and K. M. Wilson, Four-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallaj?kull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINET, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Special Issue), 13, 4429-4450, 2012.

80. L. Mona, D. Mueller, A. Omar, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, N. Sugimoto, M. Vaughan, Lidar measurements for desert dust characterization: A Review, Advances in Meteorology (Special Issue: Desert Dust Properties, Modelling, and Monitoring), 2012, ID356265, doi:10.1155/2012/356265, 2012.

79. R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, D. M?ller, P. Kokkalis, S. Rapsomanikis, E.T. Karageorgos, G. Tsaknakis, A. Nenes, and, S. Kazadzis and E. Remoundaki, Multi-wavelength Raman lidar, sunphotometric and aircraft measurements in combination with inversion models for the estimation of the aerosol optical and physico-chemical properties over Athens, Greece, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 5, 1793-1808, 2012.

78. P. Kalabokas, A. Papayannis, G. Tsaknakis, and I. Ziomas, A study on the atmospheric concentrations of primary and secondary air pollutants in the Athens basin performed by DOAS and DIAL measuring techniques, Science of the Total Environment, 414, 556-563, 2012.

77. P. Kokkalis, R.E. Mamouri, M. Todua, G.G. Didebulidze, A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, S. Basart, C. Perez, and J. M. Baldasano, Strong dust event over Abastumani/Southern Caucasus, Georgia, during May 2009. Sun-photometric/lidar ground based and satellite observations and dust model simulation, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33, 4886-4901, 2012.

76. A. Papayannis, R. E. Mamouri, E. Remoundaki, A. Bourliva, G. Tsaknakis, V. Amiridis, P. Kokkalis, I. Veselovskii, S. Kazadzis, A. Kolgotin, A. Nenes, and C. Fountoukis, Optical-microphysical properties and chemical characterization of Saharan dust aerosols using a multi-wavelength Raman lidar, in situ sensors and modelling, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 4011-4032, 2012.

75. V. Amiridis, C. Zerefos, S. Kazadzis, E. Gerasopoulos, K. Eleftheratos, M. Vrekoussis, A. Stohl, R.E. Mamouri, P. Kokkalis, A. Papayannis, K. Eleftheriadis, E. Diapouli, I. Keramitsoglou, C. Kontoes, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, E. Marinou, E. Giannakaki, E. Kostopoulou, C. Giannakopoulos, A. Richter, J.P. Burrows and N. Mihalopoulos, Impact of the 2009 Attica wild fires on the air quality in urban Athens, Atmospheric Enviropnment, 46, 536-544, 2012.

74. A. Papayannis, R. E. Mamouri, P. Kokkalis, V. Amiridis, N. I. Kristiansen, A. Stohl, D. Balis, E. Giannakaki, D. Nicolae, G. Tsaknakis, L. Belegante, A. Nemuc, I. Veselovskii, M. Korenskiy, K. Allakhverdiev, M. F. Huseyinoglu and T. Baykara, Optical properties and vertical extension of ash layers over the Eastern Mediterranean as observed by Raman lidars during the Eyjafjallajakull eruption (May 2010), Atmospheric Environment, 48, 56-65, 2012.

73. G. Tsaknakis, A. Papayannis, P. Kokkalis, V. Amiridis, H. D. Kambezidis, R.E. Mamouri, G. Georgoussis and G. Avdikos, Inter-comparison of lidar and ceilometer retrievals for aerosol and Planetary Boundary Layer profiling over Athens, Greece, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 4, 1261-1273, 2011.

72. E. Remoundaki, A. Bourliva, P. Kokkalis, R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, T. Grigoratos, C. Samara and M. Tsezos, Composition of PM10 during a Saharan dust transport event over Athens, Greece, Science of the Total Environment, 409, 4361-4372, 2011.

71. L. Osterloch, C. Boeckmann, , R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, An adaptive base point algorithm for the retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties, The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 5, 61-73, 2011.

70. N. Angelou, A. Papayannis, R.E. Mamouri, V. Amiridis, and G. Tsaknakis, On the relation between aerosol backscatter and atmospheric relative humidity in an urban area over Athens, Greece by using Raman lidar and radiosonde data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32, 8983-9006, 2011.

69. G. Pappalardo, U. Wandinger, L. Mona, A. Hiebsch, I. Mattis, A. Amodeo, A. Ansmann, P. Seifert, H. Linne, A. Apituley, L. Alados Arboledas, D. Balis, A. Chaikovsky, A. Comeron, G. D'Amico, V. Freudenthaler, I. Grigorov, A. Papayannis, M. R. Perrone, A. Pietruczuk, M. Pujadas, V. Rizi, N. Spinelli, X. Wang, M. Wiegner, EARLINET correlative measurements for CALIPSO: first intercomparison results, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, 10.1029/2009JD012147, 2010.

68. E. Fokitis, S. Maltezos, A. Papayannis, P. Fetfatzis, A. Georgakopoulou, and A. Aravantinos, High Spectral Resolution LIDAR Receivers to measure Aerosol to Molecular Scattering Ratio in Bistatic mode for use in Atmospheric Monitoring for EAS Detectors, Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.), 197, 317-321, 2009.

67. R.E. Mamouri, V. Amiridis, A. Papayannis, E. Giannakaki, G. Tsaknakis, and D.S. Balis, Validation of CALIPSO space-borne derived aerosol vertical structures using a ground-based lidar in Athens, Greece, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2, 513-522, 2009.

66. A. Papayannis, R.E. Mamouri, V. Amiridis, C. Perez G. Tsaknakis, Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust layers over Athens, Greece in the frame of EARLINET project 2004-2006), Annales Geophysicae, 27, 3611-3620, 2009.

65. V. Amiridis, M. Kafatos, C. Perez, S. Kazadzis, E. Gerasopoulos, R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, P. Kokkalis, E. Giannakaki, S. Basart, I. Daglis and C. Zerefos, The potential of the synergistic use of passive and active remote sensing measurements for the validation of a regional dust model, Annales Geophysicae, 27, 3155-3164, 2009.

64. D. Muller, B. Heinold, M. Tesche, I. Tegen, D. Althausen, V. Amiridis, A. Amodeo, A. Ansmann, L. Arboledas, D. Balis, A. Comeron, G. D'Amico, E. Gerasopoulos, V. Freudenthaler, E. Giannakaki, B. Heese1, M. Iarlori, R. E. Mamouri, L. Mona, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, R.-M. Perrone, G. Pisani, V. Rizi, M. Sicard, N. Spinelli, A. Tafuro, EARLINET Observations of the 14-22 May Long-Dust Transport Event During SAMUM 2006: Validation Results From Dust Transport Modelling, Tellus, 61, 325-339, 2009 .

63. D. Nicolae, C. Talianu, R.-E. Mamouri, E. Carstea, A. Papayannis, and G. Tsaknakis, Air Mass Modification Processes Over the Balkans Area Detected by Aerosol Lidar Techniques, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, rapid communications, 2, 394-402, 2008.

62. M. Lazaridis, M. Latos, V. Aleksandropoulou, H. Hov, A. Papayannis, and K. Torseth, Contribution of forest fire emissions to Atmospheric pollution in Greece, Air Quality Atmos. Health, 1, 143-158, 2008.

61. A. Papayannis, V. Amiridis, L. Mona, G. Tsaknakis, D. Balis, J. Bosenberg, A. Chaikovski, F. De Tomasi, I. Grigorov, I. Mattis, V. Mitev, D. Müller, S. Nickovic, C. Perez, A. Pietruczuk , G. Pisani, F. Ravetta, V. Rizi, M. Sicard, T. Trickl, M. Wiegner, M. Gerding, R. E. Mamouri, G. D'Amico and G. Pappalardo,“Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust over Europe in the frame of EARLINET (2000-2002)”, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2007JD009028, 2008.

60. E. Landulfo, A. Papayannis, A. S. Torres, S. T. Uehara, L. M. V. Pozzetti, C. A. de Matos, P. Sawamura, W. Morinobu Nakaema, W. de Jesus, A Four Year Lidar-Sunphotometer Aerosol Study at Sao Paulo, Brazil, Journal of Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology , 25, 1463-1468, 2008.

59. Wang, X., A. Boselli, L. D’Avino, G. Pisani, N. Spinelli, A. Amodeo, A. Chaikovsky, M. Wiegner, S. Nickovic, A. Papayannis, M.R. Perrone, V. Rizii, L. Sauvage, A. Stohl, "Volcanic dust characterization by EARLINET during Etna’s eruptions in 2001–2002", Atmospheric Environment, 42, 893-905, 2008.

58. Mamouri, R.E., A. Papayannis, G. Tsaknakis, V. Amiridis and M. Koukouli, "First water vapor measurements over Athens, Greece, obtained by a combined Raman-elastic backscatter lidar system", Optica Pura Y Applicada , 41, 109-116, 2008.

57. V. Amiridis, D. Melas, D.S. Balis, A. Papayannis, D. Founda, E. Katragkou, E. Giannakaki, R. Mamouri, E. Gerasopoulos and C. Zerefos, "Aerosol Lidar observations and model calculations of the Planetary Boundary Layer evolution over Greece, during the March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7 , 6181-6189, 2007.

56. R.E. Mamouri, A. Papayannis, G. Tsaknakis, and V. Amiridis, 6-month ground-based water vapour Raman lidar measurements over Athens, Greece and system validation, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 9 , 3546-3548, 2007.

55. A. Papayannis, R. E. Mamouri, G. Chourdakis, G. Georgoussis, V. Amiridis, D. Paronis, G. Tsaknakis, and G. Avdikos, Retrieval of the optical properties of tropospheric aerosols over Athens, Greece combining a 6-wavelength Raman-lidar and the CALIPSO VIS-NIR lidar system: Case-study analysis of a Saharan dust intrusion over the Eastern Mediterranean, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 9 , 3514-3517, 2007.

54. A. Papayannis, H. Q. Zhang, V. Amiridis, H. B. Ju , G. Chourdakis, G. Georgoussis, C. Pérez, H. B. Chen, P. Goloub, R. E. Mamouri, S. Kazadzis, D. Paronis, G. Tsaknakis, and J. M. Baldasano, “Extra-ordinary dust event over Beijing, China, during April 2006: lidar, sun photometric, satellite observations and model validation”, Geophysical Research Letters , 34 , L07806, doi:10.1029/2006GL029125, 2007.

53. A. Amodeo, J. Bosenberg, A. Ansmann, D. Balis, C. Böckmann, A. Chaikovski, A. Comeron, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, M.R. Perrone, V. Rizi, V. Simeonov, P. Sobolewski, N. Spinelli, D. Stoyanov, T. Trickl, and M. Wiegner, “EARLINET: the European Aerosol Lidar Network”, Optica Pura y Applicada , 39 , 1-10, 2006.

52. D. Balis, V. Amiridis, S. Kazadzis, , A. Papayannis, G. Tsaknakis, S. Tzortzakis, N. Kalivitis, M. Vrekoussis , M. Kanakidou, N. Mihalopoulos, G. Chourdakis, S. Nickovic , C. Perez, J. Baldasano, M. Drakakis, “Optical characteristics of desert dust over the East Mediterranean during summer”, Annales Geophysicae, 24 , 807-821, 2006.

51. C. Zerefos, P. Nastos, D. Balis, A. Papayannis, A. Kelepertsis, E.A. Kanellopoulou, D. Nikolakis, K. Eleftheratos, W. Thomas, and K. Varotsos, “A complex study of Etna's volcanic plume from ground-based, in situ and space-borne observations”, Int. Journal of Remote Sensing , 27 , 1855-1864, 2006.

50. V. Amiridis, D. Balis, S. Kazadzis, E. Giannakaki, A. Papayannis, C. Zerefos, "Four-year aerosol observations with a Raman lidar at Thessaloniki, Greece, in the framework of EARLINET", Journal of Geophysical Research , 110 , D21203, doi: 10.1029/2005JD06190, 2005.

49. A. Papayannis, D. Balis, V. Amiridis, G. Chourdakis, G. Tsaknakis, C. Zerefos, A. D. A. Castanho, S. Nickovic, S. Kazadzis, and J. Grabowski, "Measurements of Saharan dust aerosols over the Eastern Mediterranean using elastic backscatter-Raman lidar, spectrophotometric and satellite observations in the frame of the EARLINET project", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5, 2065-2079, 2005.

48. A. Papayannis, D. Balis, P. Zanis, E. Galani, H. Wernli, C. Zerefos, A. Stohl, and S. Eckhardt and V. Amiridis, “Sampling of an STT event over the Eastern Mediterranean region by lidar and electrochemical sonde”, Annales Geophysicae, 23, 2039-2050, 2005.

47. E. Landulfo, A. Papayannis, A. Z. de Freitas, N.D.V. Júnior, R.F. Souza, A.D.A. Castanho, P. Artaxo, O. R. Sánchez-Ccoyllo, D. S. Moreira, M. P. M. P. Jorge, “Tropospheric aerosol observations in Sao Paolo, Brazil using a compact lidar system”, Int. Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 26, no. 13, 2797–2816, 10 July 2005.

46. M. Halas, Z. Blaszczak, J. Grabowski, A. Papayannis, T. Zieliski, “Preliminary results of lidar based studies of the vertical aerosol distribution in the lower troposphere over urban coastal areas”, Oceanologia, 46, 347-364, 2004.

45. V. Matthias, D. Balis, J. Boesenberg, R. Eixmann, M. Iarlori, L. Komguen, I. Mattis, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, M.R. Perrone and X. Wang, ‘Vertical aerosol distribution over Europe: Statistical analysis of Raman lidar data from 10 European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) stations’, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, D18201, doi:10.1029/2004JD004638, 2004.

44. D. Balis, V. Amiridis, S. Nickovic, A. Papayannis, C. Zerefos, "Optical properties of Saharan dust layers as detected by a Raman lidar over Thessaloniki, Greece", Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L13104, doi:10.1029/2004GL019881, 2004.

43 . G. Pappalardo, A. Amodeo, U. Wandinger, V. Matthias, J. Boesenberg, M. Alpers, V. Amiridis, F. de Tomasi, M. Frioux, M. Iarlori, L. Komguen, G. Larcheveque, A. Papayannis, R. Schumacher, X. Wang, ‘Aerosol lidar intercomparison in the frame of EARLINET: Part III: Aerosol extinction Raman lidar algorithm intercomparison’, Applied Optics, 43, 5370-5385, 2004.

42. S. Tzortzakis, G. Tsaknakis, A. Papayannis, A. Serafetinides, ‘Investigation of the spatial profile of Stimulated Raman Scattering in D 2 and Η 2 gases using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser at 266 nm ”, Applied Physics, B79, doi: 10.1007/s00340-004-1508-4, 2004.

41. C. Bockmann, Wandinger, U., Ansmann, A., Bosenberg, J., Amiridis, V., Boselli, A., Delaval, A., De Tomasi, F., Frioud, M., Grigorov, I., Hagard, A., Horvat, M., Iarlori, M., Komguem, L., Kreipl, S., Larcheveque, G., Matthias, V., Papayannis, A., Pappalardo, G., Rocadenbosch, F., Rodrigues, J. A., Schneider, J., Shcherbakov, V., and Wiegner, M., "Aerosol lidar intercomparisons in the frame of EARLINET: Part II - Aerosol backscatter algorithms", Applied Optics, 43, 977-989, 2004.

40. D. Balis, V. Amiridis, C. Zerefos, A. Kazatzidis, S. Kazadzis, A. Bais, C. Meleti, A. Papayannis, V. Matthias, H. Dier, “Study of the effect of different type of aerosols on UV-B radiation from measurements during EARLINET”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,4, 307-321, 2004.

39. D. Balis, V. Amiridis, C. Zerefos, E. Gerasopoulos, M. Andreae, P. Zanis, A. Kazantzidis, S. Kazadzis and A. Papayannis, “Raman lidar and sun-photometric measurements of aerosol optical properties over Thessaloniki during a biomass burning episode”, Atmospheric Environment, 37, 4529-4538, 2003.

38. E. Landulfo, A. Papayannis, P. Artaxo, A. Castanho, A. de Freitas, R. Sousa, N.D. Vieira Junior, M. Jorge, O. Sanchez, and D. Moreira, “Synergetic measurements of aerosols over Sao Paulo, Brazil, using LIDAR, sunphotometer and satellite data during the dry-season”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 3, 1523-1539, 2003.

37. P. Zanis, T. Trickl, A. Stohl, H. Wernli, O. Cooper, C. Zerefos, H. Gaeggler, C. Schnabel, L. Tobler, P. Kubik, A. Priller, H. Scheel, H. Kanter, P. Cristofanelli, C. Forster, P. James, E. Gerasopoulos, A. Dlecoo, A. Papayannis, H. Claude, “Forecast, observation and modeling of a deep stratospheric intrusion event over Europe”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 3, 763-777, 2003.

36 . A. Kontos, G. Tsaknakis, Y. Raptis, A. Papayannis, E. Landulfo, M. Ruiz, S. Baldochi, E. Barbosa and N.D. Viera Junior, “A spectroscopic study of Ce and Cr doped LiSrAlF 6 crystals”, Journal of Appied. Physics, 93, 2797-2803, 2003.

35. A. Stohl, P. Bonasoni, P. Christofanelli, B. Collins, J. Feichter, A. Frank, C. Forster, E. Gerasopoulos, H. Gaggeler, P. James, T. Kentarchos, S. Kreipl, C. Land, J. Meloen, A. Papayannis, A. Priller, P. Seibert, M. Sprenger, G. Roelofs, E. Scheel, C. Schnabel, P. Siegmund, L. Tobler, T. Trickl, H. Wernli, V. Wirth, P. Zanis, C. Zerefos, “Stratospheric-tropospheric exchange. A review and what we have learned from STACCATO”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (D12), D8516, doi:10.1029/2002JD002490, 2003.

34. E. Galani, D. Balis, P. Zanis, C, Zerefos, H. Wernli, and E. Gerasopoulos, “Observations of stratosphere-troposphere transport events over the Eastern Mediterranean using a ground-based lidar system”, Journal of Geophysical Res earch., 108 (D12), 8527, doi:10.1029/2002JD002596, 2003.

33. J. Grabowski, K. Trybous, A. Papayannis, “Centrum Lidarowe: Lidar Ramanowski I Akcesoria”, Chemia-Dydaktyka-Ekologia-Metrologia, 7, 41-48, 2002.

32. K. Kourtidis, C. Zerefos, S. Rapsomanikis, V. Simeonov, D. Balis, P. Perros, A.M. Thompson, J. Witte, B. Calpini, W.M. Sharobiem, A. Papayannis, A. Mihalopoulos, R. Drakou, “Regional levels of ozone in the troposphere over Eastern Mediterranean”, Journal of Geophysical Res earch, D107, 10.129, 2002.

31. A. Papayannis, and G. Chourdakis, “The EOLE Project: A multiwavelength laser remote sensing (LIDAR) system for ozone and aerosol measurements in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere. Part II: Aerosol measurements over Athens, Greece”, Int. Journal Remote Sensing, 23, 179-196, 2002.

30. G. Chourdakis, A. Papayannis, and J. Porteneuve, “Analysis of the receiver response for a non-coaxial lidar system with fiber-optic output”, Applied Optics, 41, 2715-2723, 2002.

29. C. Zerefos, D. Balis, P. Zanis, C. Meleti, A. Bais, K. Tourpali, D. Melas, I. Ziomas, and A. Papayannis, “Changes in surface UV solar irradiance and ozone over the Balkans during the eclipse of August 11, 1999”, Advances in Space Research27, 1955-1963, 2001.

28. D. Balis, C. Zerefos, V. Amoiridis, C. Meleti, A. Bais, A. Kazantzidis, A. Papayannis, G. Chourdakis, G. Tsaknakis, and T. Trickl, “Study of the aerosol effect on the UV-B irradiance at the earth’s surface. Case studies selected from urban sites in the frame of the EARLINET Project”, Journal of Aerosol Science 32, (S1) S391-S392, 2001.

27 . C . Bockmann , U . Walinder , A . Ansmann , J . Boesenberg , V . Amoiridis , A . Boselli , A . Delaval , F . de Tomasi , M . Frioud , M . Iarlori , L . Komguem , S . Kreipl , G . Larcheveque , V . Matthias , A . Papayannis , F . Rocadenbosch , J . Schneider , V . Shcherbakov , and M . Wiegner , “ EARLINET : Lidar algorithm intercomparison ”, J. Aerosol Science 32, (S1) S433-S434, 2001.

26. E. Landulfo, A. Papayannis, A. de Freitas, M. Jorge, N. Vieira Junior, “Aerosols observations by an elastic LIDAR system over the city of Sao Paolo, Brazil”, J. Aerosol Science 32, (S1) S407-S408, 2001.

25. A. Papayannis, A. Boselli, B. Calpini, A. Chaikovsky, G. Chourdakis, V. Cuomo, M. Frioux, M. Iarlori, S. Kreipl, G. Larcheveque, R. Matthey, G. Pappalardo, J. Pelon, M.R. Perrone, V. Rizi, F. Rocadenbosch, L. Sauvage, P. Soboleski, C. Soriano, N. Spinelli, F. de Tomasi, V. Amoiridis, D. Balis and T. Trickl, “ Simultaneous Observations of Free Tropospheric Saharan Dust Layers over Europe Monitored by a Co-ordinated Ground-based Lidar Network in the Frame of the EARLINET Project ”, Journal of Aerosol Science , 32, (S1) S389-S390, 2001.

24. J. Schneider, D. Balis, C. Bockmann, J. Bosenberg, B. Calpini, A. Chaikovski, A. Comeron, P. Flamant, V. Freudenthaler, A. Hagard, I. Mattis, V. Mitev, A. Papayannis, G. Pappalardo, J. Pelon, M.R. Perrone, D. Resendes, N. Spinelli, T. Trickl, G. Vaughan, G. Visconti, “A European aerosol research LIDAR Network to establish an aerosol climatology (EARLINET)”, Journal of Aerosol Science, 31, (S1) S592-S593, 2000.

23. D. Balis, A. Papayannis, E. Galani, F. Marenco, V. Santacesaria, E. Hamonou, P. Chazette, I. Ziomas, and C. Zerefos, “Tropospheric LIDAR aerosol measurements and sun photometric observations at Thessaloniki, Greece”, Atmospheric Environment, 34, 925-932, 2000.

22. A. Papayannis, J. Porteneuve, D. Balis, C. Zerefos, E. Galani, “Design of a new DIAL system for tropospheric and lower stratospheric ozone monitoring in Northern Greece”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 24, 439-442, 1999.

21. E. Hamonou, P. Chazette, D. Balis, F. Dulac, X. Schneider, Ε. Galani, G. Ancellet, A. Papayannis, “Characterization of the vertical structure of Saharan dust export to the Mediterranean basin”, Journal of Geophysical Research, D104, 22.257-22.270, 1999.

20. V. Santacesaria, F. Marenco, D. Balis, A. Papayannis, C. Zerefos, "LIDAR observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer above the city of Thessaloniki, Greece", Nuovo Cimento C21, 585-596, 1998.

19. A. Papayannis, G. Tsikrikas, A. Serafetinides, ‘Generation of UV and VIS laser light using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser at 355 nm and the stimulated Raman scattering technique in H2/He and D2’, Applied Physics B67, 563-568, 1998.

18. D. Balis, K. Tourpali, C. Zerefos, C. Meleti, I. Ziomas, A. Bais, A. Papayannis and A. Paliatsos, "On the daily maximum UV-B doses during the significant ozone deficiencies in the transition seasons of 1992-1993", Advances in Space Research, 11, 1505-1508, 1998.

17. A. Papayannis, A. Bais, D. Balis, H. Van der Bergh, B. Calpini, E. Durieux, L. Fioranni, L. Jaquet, I. Ziomas and C. S. Zerefos, "The Role of Urban and Suburban Aerosols on Solar UV Radiation Over Athens, Greece", Atmospheric Environment, 32, 2193-2201, 1998.

16. A. Papayannis, D. Balis, "Study of the Structure of the Lower Troposphere over Athens Using a Backscattering Lidar During the MEDCAPHOT-TRACE Experiment: Measurements over a suburban Area", Atmospheric Environment, 32, 2161-2172, 1998.

15. E. Hamonou, P. Chazette, A. Papayannis, D. Balis, F. Marenco, V. Santacesaria, G. Ancellet, ‘Ground-based measurements of Saharan dust optical properties in the frame of the European MEDUSE Project’, Journal of Aerosol Science, 28, (S1) S695-696, 1997.

14. A. Serafetinides, G. Tsikrikas, A. Papayannis, P. Athanasov, ‘Simultaneous emission of the HF and N2 lines from a plasma-cathode TEA laser’, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 33, 2167-2173, 1997.

13. F. Marenco, V. Santacesaria, A. Bais, D. Balis, A. Di Sarra, A. Papayannis, C. Zerefos, "Optical properties of tropospheric aerosols determined by lidar and spectrophotometric measurements (Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation campaign)",Applied Optics, 36, 6875-6886, 1997.

12. I. Ziomas, P. Tzoumaka, D. Balis, A. Papayannis, D. Melas, A. Bais, C. Zerefos, "Atmospheric Pollution Measurements with the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy Method", Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 6, 320-32, 1997.

11. G. Tsikrikas, A. Serafetinides, A. Papayannis, "Development of a Sliding Discharge Pumped HF Laser", Optics Communications, 132, 295-301, 1996.

10. G. Tsikrikas, A. Serafetinides, A. Papayannis, "Performance Studies of a Pulsed HF laser with a Sliding Discharge Plasma Cathode", Applied Physics B 62, 357-365, 1996.

9. I. Ziomas, P. Suppan, B. Rappengluck, D. Balis, P. Tzoumaka, D. Melas, A. Papayannis, P. Fabian, C. Zerefos, "A Contribution to the Study of the Photochemical Smog in the Greater Athens Area", Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphaere", 68, 191-203, 1995.

8. A. Papayannis, "The EOLE Project: A Greek LIDAR System for Ozone and Aerosol Measurements in the Troposphere and the Lower Stratosphere. Part I: Overview", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 16, 3595-3604, 1995.

7. A. Papayannis, "Development of a Laser Remote Sensing System (LIDAR) for Aerosol and Ozone Vertical Profile Measurements in the Lower Troposphere", Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 4, 449-454, 1995.

6. A. Papayannis, H. Kambezidis, D. Asimakopoulos, "Development of a Mobile 3-D Scanning LIDAR System for Aerosol Monitoring in Rural Areas in Greece", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 15, 361-368, 1994.

5. G. Ancellet, M. Beekmann, A. Papayannis, "Impact of a Cut-off Low Development on Downward Transport of Ozone in the Troposphere", Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, D2, 3451-3468, 1994.

4. A. Papayannis, G. Ancellet, J.L. Conrad, C. Laqui, J. Pelon, "Active Optoelectronic System for Stabilizing Pulsed Lasers Output Energy at the 4th Harmonic Frequency", Review of Scientific Instruments, 64, 612-617, 1993.

3. G. Ancellet, J. Pelon, M. Beekmann, A. Papayannis, G. Mégie, "Ground-based LIDAR Studies of Ozone Exchanges Between the Stratosphere and the Troposphere", Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 22401-22421, 1991.

2. A. Papayannis, G. Ancellet, J. Pelon, G. Mégie, "Multiwavelength LIDAR for Ozone Measurements in the Troposphere and the Lower Stratosphere", Applied Optics, 29, 467-476, 1990.

1. G. Ancellet, A. Papayannis, G. Mégie, J. Pelon, "DIAL Tropospheric Ozone Measurements Using a Nd:YAG Laser and the Raman Shifting Technique", Journal of Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology, 6, 832-839, 1989.